Watson and Cricks Determination of the Structure of DNA

Watson and Cricks Determination of the Structure of DNABy: Nathan DeanPeriod: 6thTeacher: Mrs.Baker

What is DNA?DNA which stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, is the genes that develop and function with all known living organisms without the exception of viruses.For an example, if you get arrested, the police might take a DNA sample from you such as a string of hair, blood sample, just to find your identity and all of the things about your body.When you look at a picture of DNA, DNA looks like a curved ladder.

James Dewey Watson

James Dewey Watson was born on April 6, 1928.Watson is an American molecular biologist and zoologist.Watson was awarded the Nobel Prize in Psychology or Medicine alongside with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins.Watson was a co-discoverer of the structure of DNA with Francis Crick.

Francis CrickFrancis Crick was born June 8, 1916 in Weston Favell, Northamptonshire in England.Crick was a English molecular biologist and a physicistCo-discoverer of the structure of DNA with James Dewey Watson.Also famous for discovering that cells flow essentially one way, from DNA to RNA to protein.Francis Crick died July 28, 2004 at the age of 88 in San Diego, California due to Colon cancer.

Watson and Cricks DiscoveryMany people believe that Watson and Crick were the men that discovered the DNA and how it functions, that is incorrect!DNA was discovered way back in 1860s by a Swiss chemist named Friedrech Mistier.Watson and Crick were the men that concluded in 1953 that the DNA molecules exist in the form of a three-dimensional double helix.

BYE BYE!Thank you for watching and listening to my slide show about the history of Watson and Crick, and the achievements theyve accomplished, and information on DNA. Information found from wikipedia.org and biography.comThis has been a presentation by Nathan Dean!